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F. A. CUMMISKEY.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. I917.

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FRANCIS A. GUMMISKEY, OF ST. LOU IS, MISSOURI TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented (lot. 29, 1918.

Application filed July 9, 1917. Serial No. 179,390.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. CUMMIs- KEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingin the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to toys, and more particularly to inflatable toys,such as toyballoons made from rubber adapted to be inflated with air,and has for its object to provide't-he interior of an inflated balloon,or equivalent object, with bells which object when collapsed willprevent the bells from ringing, and when vibrated, rolling 0r bouncingof the bells upon the inflated wall of the balloon, and the striking ofthem to gether will cause them to ring, thereby proriding a sounding toyballoon when inflated and vibrated, or tossed into the air.

Another object of my invention is to provide the inflatable object withbells of a greater diameter than the inner diameter of the neck of theinflatable object so there will be no possible chance of the bellsfalling out of the inflatable object either when in an inflated ordeflated state.

A still further object of my invention is to provide the tubular neck ofthe inflatable object with a closure having an air inlet and an airoutlet opening, the same adapted to be held in position by frictionalcontact with the neck owing to the elasticity of the neck.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification wherein like characters of reference denote similar partsthroughout the several views:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of an inflatable toy-balloon in a deflatedstate provided with a plurality of suitable bells.

Fig. 2, is a sectional view of the toy in an inflated state showing thesounding means and neck closure.

Fig. 3, is a side elevation of the toy in an inflated state.

Fig. 4, is a detail, partly in section, of the toy, showing the neckwithout a closure.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the reference character 1designates a suitable inflatable object, such for instance, as a toyballoon, or its-equivalent, having the contracted tubular neck 2,provided with the open outer end 3, and the open inner end 4;,

communicating with the interior of the object. The ou er end of the neck2, i preferabl although not necessarily, provided with a suitableclosure 5, having the alined air inlet and air outlet openings '6. Thisclosure is preferably a little greater in diameter than the neck 2, ofthe inflatable object 1 thereby causing the neck to expand slightly atthis point and frictionally engage the closure 5, for holding theclosure in position, as is manifest.

I have clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of the drawings, suitablesounding means 7, such for instance, as spherical bells, or theirequivalent, preferably, although not necessarily, having a shot 8, orits equivalent, retained and confined within each bell 7. The bells 7,are also preferably, although not necessarily, provided with a slottedopening 9.

The bells 7 it will be observed, are retained within the inflatableobject 1, and

any number of them may be used as desired.

The bells 7, may be easily placed within the inflatable object 1, byinserting an enlarged tube, or its equivalent, into the neck 2, and thendropping the bells, one at a time, through the tube and into theinflatable object 1. As soon as the tube is removed, the neck 2, willimmediately contract due to the elasticity thereof, thereby preventingthe loss of the bells within the inflatable object through the neck 2.

The closure 5, is easily. placed into position Within the neck 2, afterthe bells or sounding means 7, have been placed within the inflatableobject 1.

Referring to F 4, of the drawings, it will be observed that the closureis not employed, and whether the closure 5 is or is not employed, itwill be readily seen that the bells, or their equivalent, 7, owing totheir diameter being greater than the interior diameter of the neck 2,that they are positively retained within the inflatable object 1,regardless of whether the object 1, is in an inflated or a deflatedstate.

The use of the closure 5, is preferable where it is desired to make itmore convenient, especially for small children, to inflate the object 1,and where it is desired to let the air within the inflatable object togradually escape without having to pinch the walls of the neck 2,together, as is manifest. Where the closure 5, is employed, air is moreeasily blown or forced into the balloon or inflatable object 1, and ittakes a considerably longer period of time for the air to escape fromWithin the inflatable object than Where no closure is positioned in theneck 2. of the inflatable-objectln While I have shown and described apar ticular kind or type of bells 7, and closure 5, I do not Wish to beunderstood to limit a the same to the particular structure shown andclosure as may fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A. toy balloon comprising an inflatable body having a tubular neck,a'spherical closure having alined air inlet and outlet openingsfrictionally held in position in said neck, and a plurality of slottedsounding elements confined Within the inflatable body adapted to producea ringingsound Within the inflatable body when same is tossed about inan inflated state. a

In a testimony whereof, V I have hereunto signed my name to thespecification.

FRANCIS A. CUMMISKEY.

Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents eachabyhaddressingthe Commissioner of Patents,- Washington, D. G.

